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Emily Levesque

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How Radio Astronomy Reveals the Universe

By Emily Levesque
April 13, 2021
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Radio waves, longer and less energetic than visible light, give astronomers access to some of the most obscure physics in the cosmos.

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Social Distancing From the Stars

By Emily Levesque
August 11, 2020
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Professional astronomers may not point their telescopes by hand anymore, but COVID-19 has still closed observatories and impeded research.

About the author

Emily Levesque is an award-winning astrophysicist and an expert on the physics and evolution of massive stars. She is a professor at the University of Washington and the author of the popular science book The Last Stargazers, which shares the stories and adventures of life as a professional astronomer.
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